"The Invisible Actor"

Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who has worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, he blends the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. In this practical and captivating study of the actor's art written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides a running commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods which help you understand the achievement of this singular theatrical artist.

ISBN 0413696103   Pages 144 ISBN13 9780413696106 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher A & C Black Publishers Ltd   Weight (grammes) 128 Imprint Methuen Drama   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title Performance Books Publication date 15 Dec 1997   Height (mm) 198 Writer of foreword Peter Brook   Width (mm) 129 Library of Congress 96158660   Spine width (mm) 9 DEWEY 792.028   Academic level General, Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Foreword by Peter Brook
		Preface
		Introduction
1		Beginning		1
2		Moving		14
3		Performing		30
4		Speaking		87
5		Learning		112

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